Joel Cummins
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Joel Nathaniel Cummins, of Chicago, Illinois, is an American musician, and founding member/keyboardist for progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee. He formed the band along with Brendan Bayliss, Mike Mirro, and Ryan Stasik in December 1997 and remains with the band to this day. Cummins and Mirro were members of Notre Dame University band Stomper Bob, who split around the same time as another local band, Tashi Station (which included Bayliss and Stasik).
Cummins is a student of classical piano and has, along with several keyboards, recently began performing with a grand piano at Umphrey's McGee concerts.
In 1995, he released a solo piano album, , featuring originals such as the future Umphrey's McGee classic "Orfeo" and covers such as Phish's "Magilla".
In 2001, Cummins released an electronic keyboard-based album, Common Sense, which featured Umphrey's McGee guitarist Jake Cinninger on drums for most tracks. The band would later use two of the tracks, "The Triple Wide" and "In Violation of Yes", in their concert repetoire.
Discography
1. (1995)
2. Common Sense (2001)
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